Good Morning Ladies!!
This week’s thread is about DIY bridal makeup. It includes tips and advice that I’ve pulled from online sources as well as some video tutorials for various styles of makeup. Although I am lucky to have a good friend doing my makeup for the big day, I did want to do my own makeup for my engagement photos and for my showers/events; I definitely needed some guidance! I hope you find this information useful.
Let’s start off by sharing our own wedding day makeup inspirations. Post a pic of what you feel is your perfect wedding day look. What is your preferred style? Dramatic? Classic?
Also, if you have a preferred brand of makeup, please tell us about it; why do you love it and where can we buy it?
Top 3 bridal makeup tips from celebrity makeup artist
Get your complexion to shine, not twinkle.
Steer clear of products that contain too much mica or glitter. These can make your skin appear overly shinny and reflect too much light in photos.
Use lip liner like lipstick.
As your wedding day gets going, it is impossible to remember to touch up your lips. Dip your lip liner in a little balm first so your lips will be soft and the liner will apply more smoothly. Top it off with a sheer gloss or lipstick. This will give your lip color staying power and will look great in pictures all day."
Pick up a superpowered primer.
Even if a primer isn't part of your daily makeup routine, it's the perfect canvas upon which to build your wedding makeup, sopping up excess oil, filling in large pores and helping color blend onto your skin more believably. Tinted ones can help offset redness in your skin, too.
Additional Advice from the Pros:
Avoid cream products.
Blushes, eyeliners and eyeshadows with a creamy consistency are popular for their ease of application, but for the purposes of a wedding, they're not the smartest choices--they tend to soak into skin as hours pass and lose their vibrancy. The much longer-lasting pick? Powder blush/shadow and either pencil or long-wear gel eyeliner.
Let one feature shine.
This old makeup rule may seem outdated--now it's common to do your whole face glossy and glowy--but it's still a smart one to follow for your wedding day. To avoid an overly shiny or sparkly look (especially if getting married outdoors during the day), choose one feature to use shine on, and keep the rest of your face relatively matte. So if your eyeshadow has shimmer to it, choose a sheer semi-matte lip color instead of something really glossy.
Do your eyes first.
No matter how careful you are, liner and shadow have a tendency to sprinkle down onto your cheeks as you blend them. So for an extra-precise wedding-day look, do your eyes first, use a damp tissue to dust your under-eyes and cheeks clean, then follow with concealer and foundation.
Curl your lashes (and keep them that way).
A good lash-curler job and some black mascara can make lashes look just as fabulous. The trick: Curl your lashes when they are totally dry--not immediately after washing your face and applying moisturizer. Otherwise, the weight of the water will drag the lashes down and prevent them from holding their cur. Clamp the curler as close to your lash roots as possible and then press firmly closed three times for a natural bend that will last all night. Follow with mascara.
Go easy on the moisturizer.
It's tempting to slather on extra moisturizer in an attempt to give your skin extra wedding-day glow, but doing so is more likely to keep your foundation from adhering evenly. Use just enough moisturizer to hydrate where you need it and help your foundation slip on easily.
Check your neck.
Wearing a white dress with a dramatic neckline can highlight unevenness in your skintone--something that will also look noticeable in photos. So while applying foundation, make sure your face, neck and decolletage are all the same shade (sometimes your neck will be paler, since the sun hits it less directly). You can also even things out by dusting bronzer on the zones that have seen less sun.
Don't be scared to use your everyday products.
You don't have to entirely reinvent your makeup look just because it's your wedding day. Chances are, you've already found many of the products and colors that make you look the most beautiful, so why risk trying an all-new palette for such an important event? Remember, everything else is already heightened--you're wearing the most gorgeous gown, carrying beautiful flowers, and are surrounded in people you love.You're already going to look your most beautiful, so you don't necessarily have to change much about your makeup. You want to still look like yourself.
VIDEOS:
Elegant & Timeless
Dramatic
Soft & Romantic